Ten Thousand Springs in an Instant

Please note that this is an excerpt from a book edition.

Blurb

[Lu Chencai's perspective]

Everyone knows that Lu Chencai is a fan of Xu Buke.

Every year, she sends Xu Buke the latest products from designer brands and lends him her historic villa for free so he can shoot music videos.

Who could have guessed that when she finally met him, her attention would be fixed on someone else?

“Xu Buke's exclusive album producer, Yu Xinghui.”

The wall lamps cast a romantic glow. His profile was lonely, and his hands were beautiful.

To Lu Chencai, none of it compared with his face.

“Why don't you sing those songs yourself?”

Yu Xinghui smiled.

“President Lu, I have to make a living.”

Lu Chencai: Could it be a living with me, as my husband?

[Yu Xinghui's perspective]

Everyone knows Lu Chencai likes collecting handsome men, has a bad memory, and gets blackout drunk.

That's why she forgot how she asked him for his WeChat at a party and told him to be her boyfriend, only to text him “Let's break up” the next day.

She also forgot about Yongning Alley that year.

Someone was following her, and she walked faster and faster. As she passed his front door, she collided with him and fell into his arms.

Yu Xinghui coolly held her slight back without quite embracing her and looked behind her.

“He's gone.”

“Thank you.”

Later, during the emotional reunion he had imagined, she only wanted to seduce him.

A top-grade white tea like him wasn't easy to steep.

But President Lu knew how to appeal to what he liked.

Yu Xinghui stared silently at the antique mixing console delivered to the recording studio.

“Are you trying to buy me off?”

“Is that not allowed?”

Yu Xinghui leaned closer, cupped half her face, and hovered as if about to kiss her.

“I'm poor, but I have my pride.”

They had once met briefly, and that fleeting moment surpassed thousands of springtimes. This is a story about love, memory, and time.

Theme: In life, all you can do is keep moving forward.